Secret Service confiscates books & buttons

from Ron Paul delegates - Updated

September 4th, 2008

By: D. H. Williams @ 7:29 PM - EST

Today at the Republican National Convention, as the Ron Paul
Delegates were taking a picture in front of the model White House
inside the Convention Center, they were surrounded by Secret Service
which proceeded to search the bags of all the delegates. They took any
and everything related to Ron Paul including signs, buttons, videos,
slim jims, cards, even books.
Alternate Delegate Dennis Rothacker from Florida said “We were done
taking the picture when Secret Service started walking into the room
and surrounded us. There were about 30 of them. When they searched my
bags they took my Ron Paul sign and turned a deaf ear to my complains,
they just walked away.”
Delegate Ron Warner from Fairbanks Alaska added that as he was
walking into the convention center today with about 15 Revolution
Manifesto books, 20 DVD’s for Delegates, 20 Ron Paul buttons and a
handful of other things, we was stopped by security which called on an
obviously important higher up, who directed all the materials to be
confiscated. She told him, and I quote “You can’t bring that in here,
this is Mc Cain territory”
Dennis, Ron and the other delegates report being openly followed by
secret service. He says that they had been monitored from the beginning
of the convention, but that now they are being shadowed constantly.
There are also reports of delegates being approached by security and
told that they will be summarily thrown out if they leave their
assigned chair.
Updated: @ 7:37 PM - EST
The alarm was sounded at 6:07 PM - EST when a text message was
hurriedly sent from the convention floor by Republican delegate Dennis
Rothacker to "borris in miami". (FYI, I know "Borris in Miami" he's a friend from myspace and he's a dedicated Ron Paul spporter and very dedicated to integrity in politics. -Laura/whereabouts)
“We just had a group shot of all the RP
delegates and alternates, the secret service came and started searching
everyone and took anything RP related. We got it on video though…”
Updated @ 8:18 PM - EST
Ron Paul delegates report that they have been shadowed by Secret
Service since the beginning of the Republican National Convention at
the Xcel Center, following the confiscation of their political
materials they are now being surveilled openly with an agent assigned
to each delegate. When one of the delegates asked if they could
retrieve their property after the convention they were told, “No.” not
satisfied with that answer the delegate tried to follow the agent to
make additional inquiries, he was told this action was causing a
disturbance and a security agent was told to stay with him for the rest
of the evening. For their safety the Ron Paul delegation have decided
to stick together as a group while approaching the media with their
story.
Updated @ 9:32 PM - EST
McCain delegates at large have approached Ron Paul delegates
throughout the day in attempts to seperate them from their all
important delegate credentials. Adam Weigold, delegate from Minnesota,
reported he has been approached at least five times by other Republican
delegates supporting McCain-Palin who asked him to borrow his pass to
go the bathroom. Nathan Hanson (MN) delegate and attorney suspects this
is an organized effort by the GOP establishment.
The Ron Paul delegation will be staying at the Xcel Center until the end of the nights events around 11:00 PM - EST.

Updated: @ 1:08 AM - EST
Several Republicans attending the convention have reported to Daily
Newscaster mass confiscation of bumper stickers, literature and paper
signs such as, “Calling the GOP back to its Roots.” The GOP
has put together an organized machine of federal security forces,
McCain operatives, delegates, floor monitors and other staff creating
an effective political ministry.

Updated: Friday the 5th @ 10:08 AM - EST
The GOP’s left leaning wing known as the neo-conservatives are using extreme measures to put, “Country First.”
Neocon loyalist for McCain are hounding any Republican delegate known to support the
conservative priniciples of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Delegates for Ron
Paul are being kept silent, if they dare approach one of the
microphones it is turned off and any attempt to discuss Ron Paul
results in a threat of removal from the convention floor.
Related Article(s):
- The Washington Times reports the GOP using “Black Hats” to suppress the 260 delegates identified as supporting Ron Paul.
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